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New Avetta One™ Platform Provides Pegasus Customers with a Unified View of Supply Chain Risk for Companies & Suppliers

March 7, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Global reach of Pegasus continues to expand with Avetta One, offering a single-source solution for managing health & safety, ESG & contractor/supplier needs and other risks, plus lowering costs NEWCASTLE, Australia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pegasus, an Avetta® company and the world’s largest provider of workforce and supply chain risk management (SCRM) solutions, today announced the addition of Avetta […]

Reports: Google, Not Microsoft, Probing Mandiant Acquisition

Google is reportedly in talks to acquire cybersecurity firm Mandiant after Microsoft was rumored to have been probing a deal.

March 7, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The fate of Mandiant, formerly part of cybersecurity firm FireEye and a reported target of Microsoft, could just as well end up as part of Google, according to new reports. According to The Information, citing sources familiar with the talks, Google is eyeing Mandiant in a bid to boost its cloud security offerings. The Information’s […]

OpenVPN, Inc. Promotes “Operation Information Freedom”

March 7, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Freedom to access and share information, especially within nations with authoritarian regimes, is at the heart of the company’s offer for free, secure access to Internet resources News Summary Oppressive regimes are restricting or outright preventing the free flow of information into and out of regions under their control Reporters, journalists, bloggers, activists, and citizens […]

The Conti Ransomware Leaks: Six Takeaways

Leaked internal information about the Conti ransomware group is giving IT and network defenders new insight into how cybercriminals operate.

March 7, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Information security, nation-state hacking, ransomware and malware have been front and center of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with hackers on each side allegedly launching large-scale attacks against the infrastructure of their opponent. Although Russia is infamous for its hacking activities and ransomware groups long believed to be protected by the country’s government, threat actors in other […]

NSA: This Is How Admins Should Do Network Security

The National Security Agency has released a detailed guide to help administrators better secure their network.

March 7, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

With cybersecurity now the top concern for IT leaders and their team, dozens of organizations, including private companies, nonprofits, IT providers and cybersecurity vendors have released cyber-hardening guides over the last few years to help organizations secure their infrastructure. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, in particular, has been a leading voice when it comes […]

Access Networks Unveils Sophos XGS Series Firewall/Router

The high-performance home networks systems provider Access Networks, has introduced the Sophos XGS Series Firewall/Router to its Core Systems.

March 7, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Access Networks says the new firewall/router brings a new level of performance and protection to its Core Systems to help protect homeowners from advanced cyber threats. Access Networks emphasizes that with the workplace now utilizing work from home (WFH) and hybrid work schedules home network security is more important than ever to protect sensitive work-related data. […]

Black Hat Announces Content Lineup for Black Hat Asia 2022 Hybrid Event

March 7, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#BHASIA—Black Hat, the producer of the cybersecurity industry’s most established and in-depth security events, announces the release of its Briefings and content lineup for Black Hat Asia 2022. Registration is open for the hybrid event offering a virtual only pass and an in-person pass, taking place at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on […]

Mastercard Statement on Suspension of Russian Operations

March 5, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

PURCHASE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For more than a week, the world has watched the shocking and devastating events resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Our colleagues, our customers and our partners have been affected in ways that most of us could not imagine. We have previously shared the steps we have taken in response to these […]

CISA Adds 95 New Bugs To Database Of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Some security bugs recently added to CISA's catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities are more than a decade old.

March 4, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

There are 95 new known exploited vulnerabilities that IT and security professionals should immediately investigate and mitigate, including several that date back at least a decade, according to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The agency added the vulnerabilities to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities based on evidence of exploitation in the […]

We Aren’t Getting Much Better At Password Security

SpyCloud report finds that 64% of users continue to reuse similar passwords after their credentials were exposed online.

March 4, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Users are not getting much better at password security, as 1.7 billion credential were exposed online in 2021, and 64% of users with multiple compromised passwords reuse similar passwords for multiple accounts, according to a new report from account security firm SpyCloud. The company, in its Identity Exposure Report, says the number of exposed credentials […]